The day before our Inca Trail started was spent driving through the Sacred Valley.

We headed off with our tour group and drove past a couple of inca sites before arriving at an animal sanctuary. The animal sanctuary was in the most random place and didn't even really look like one. It was on the side of a major road and had no signs out …

I don't think you can travel South America without visiting Machu Picchu (translates to Old Peak). It can easily be accessed from Aquas Calientes and almost 400,000 people visit each year. However the Inka Trail (Camino Inka) is limited to 500 people per day, 200 of which are tourists and the rest are porters. It books out 6months in advance and …

We arrive in Cusco late afternoon, after a long and tiring bus journey from Puno. The hotel is OK, but like most in South America, it advertises free wifi then fails to deliver! We have our Inca Trail briefing that night, and we're all pretty excited – well, those of us that are doing it anyway! The thing is, the trail is very popular but the …

Well after an early start of 5am we headed to the Plaza de Armas to start our journey with Llama Path. More surprisingly found ourselves to not be the last people to arrive and were clapped onto the bus by the porters. Turns out they did this for everyone which did make us feel better. Last two arrived late (this was an …

Early morning rises were the norm for this trip and I eagerly awaited my transport at 530am on the first day. On the first day I met with my hiking buddies Brian and Michele from Colorado and Gary and Janna from Dallas, Texas with whom I spent an enjoyable four days getting to know and learn more about the USA.

Arriving at Jorge Chavez airport, Lima was shrouded in mist…the start of my mystical Peruvian Journey! The first couple of days in Lima were full of architectural sights, from the 400-year old Cathedral in the Plaza de Armas to the cosmopolitan Miraflores shopping district. I always knew that Peru had a multicultural background but sitting …

As a result of a lot of Ellie's whinging, plus a high demand from our readers, this blog will be wrote by none other than me (KB) The first day on our inca adventure consisted of meeting our guides (Pedro and Israel), meeting the trek group (too many names to mention), and testing our trekking legs. It's worth noting I was still in a two day …

I can't believe now that we were almost not going to do the Inca Trek. We both had our concerns: would it be too hard? Was it worth the $500 you pay to do the full 4 day classic tour? Would Stef's dicky back hold out? Couldn't we just catch the train up from Cusco …

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